LONDON – A boy missing in remote woods in Japan since Saturday after being left alone by his parents as punishment has been found alive and well. Seven-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found in military barracks near Shikabe in northern Hokkaido, just a few kilometres from where he was left. His parents initially said he had…
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia will retaliate against the placement of U.S. missiles in nearby countries such as Romania, according to Russia’s state-run news agency TASS. The United States launched a ground-based missile defense system earlier this month in Romania. The system is meant to defend Europe against rogue states like Iran…
MUNICH – The German airline, Lufthansa, has announced that it will suspend flights to Venezuela from 18 June due to economic difficulties in the country. The company also said currency controls in Venezuela made it impossible for airlines to convert their earnings into dollars and send the money abroad. Venezuela’s economy has been hit hard…
HANOI – President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy. Speaking during a visit to communist Vietnam and talks with its leaders, Obama said the move removed a “lingering vestige of the Cold War”. The US is trying to bolster its…
NEW DEHLI – A city in India’s Rajasthan state has broken the country’s temperature records after registering 51C, the highest since records began, the weather office says. The new record in Phalodi in the desert state comes amid a heatwave across India. The previous record for the hottest temperature stood at 50.6C in 1956. The…
DHAKA – More than 50 people across Bangladesh have died after being struck by lightning in the past two days, police say. Many of the dead were farmers who were killed as they worked in their paddy fields. Bangladesh is prone to electrical storms but this year they have been particularly severe. Experts suggest a…
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s new interim President Michel Temer has addressed the nation after the Senate voted to back the impeachment trial of Dilma Rousseff. “Trust in the values of our people and in our ability to rebuild the economy,” Mr Temer said. He has named a business-friendly cabinet that includes respected former central…
RIO DE JANEIRO – Dilma Rousseff is about to be out of a job — at least temporarily. An all-night Senate debate in Brazil ended with a decisive result: the country’s first female president must step aside while an impeachment trial against her gets underway. That means Rousseff could be on the sidelines, fighting for…
LONDON – The Queen has been filmed saying Chinese officials were “very rude” during last year’s state visit by President Xi Jinping. She was discussing their treatment of Britain’s ambassador to China with a senior police officer at a Buckingham Palace garden party on Tuesday. It came after David Cameron was overheard saying Afghanistan and…
LONDON – West Ham will issue life bans to any fans found responsible for attacking the Manchester United team coach before Tuesday’s game at Upton Park. A window on the bus was smashed and the kick-off delayed by 45 minutes as a result of the trouble. “We are aware that there were some supporters outside…
